Information from WYSH Radio
According to information released by the state on Friday, Anderson County led the state in the number of meth lab seizures in 2014.
Authorities in Anderson County made 83 meth lab busts in 2013. Anderson County is one of two East Tennessee counties that ranked in the top five for meth lab seizures in the state during the 2013. The other was Monroe County, which ranked fourth.
But, officials said, many communities across the state saw their seizure numbers go down. The amount of meth lab seizures statewide decreased slightly by 7 percent from 2012 to 2013. In East Tennessee, the decrease was around 8 percent.
Last year, only the state of Missouri had more meth busts than Tennessee.
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